Bobb Fantauzzo
has developed a unique sound playing Native American style
and world flutes. It is an eclectic mix of the traditional
and the untraditional, the conventional and the
unconventional, the past and the present.

His music has been described as
evocative, innovative, primal sophistication, engaging,
hip. It is contemporary jazz voiced through the ancient
zen-like tonalities of wooden flutes. It is, what he
calls, JazZen.

Native Roots of Jazz
is a series of vignettes, recorded for radio,
illuminating the contributions made by jazz musicians with
Native American roots. They were aired on KBEM - Jazz88fm
during April, 2016 and are now available on-line at
ampers.

These are but a few of the jazz legends with Native
American roots.

(Note: these might not play on mobile
devices.)

"a unique sound that is
both holy and hip, primal and sophisticated...
the integration of an almost prayerful
melodicism suggestive of Charles Lloyd with a
more forward-thrusting, free-wheeling
improvisational approach that echoes Coltrane,
Davis, Shorter, and Coleman." - Jazz Police

"JazZen has a
versatile sound that incorporates everything from
modern groove to world jazz." -
MOJA (Modern Jazz) Radio

"JazZen’s new CD, Bounce Off the Moon, shows their
versatility as musicians and their respect for jazz greats
including Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, and John Coltrane."
- bebopified